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Oskar Krawczyk http://nouincolor.com On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 3:50 PM, Steve Onnis <[email protected]> wrote: > i think if there was a nice "pretty" site for mootools UI stuff it would > take off a bit more > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Fábio M. Costa [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, 27 May 2010 12:47 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Moo] Re: Why is Mootools dwindling? Haven't they heard > about Slick? > > Good points Ryan. > =D > > -- > Fábio Miranda Costa > Solucione Sistemas > Engenheiro de interfaces > Twitter: fabiomiranda > http://solucione.info > > > On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Ryan Florence <[email protected]>wrote: > >> It's simple, I think. >> >> 1) MooTools doesn't market itself. jQuery does an excellent job of >> marketing. Not sure where the devs found the time ... >> >> 2) MooTools audience is "intermediate to advanced javascript developers" >> whereas jQuery is "designed to change the way that you write javascript." >> The jQuery approach attracts designers and back-end developers who don't >> want to learn javascript. But that's not to say they don't have a smart >> group of users as well, I was totally impressed by many people I met when I >> spoke at jQuery Conference. >> >> 3) Search volume != usage trends >> >> >> http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=google%20chrome%2Cinternet%20explorer&date=today%201-m&cmpt=q >> >> We all know that graph doesn't represent usage. How many times do you >> search "mootools" in google? I imagine the majority of searches like >> "mootools" and "jquery" are performed non-programmer admins and marketing >> folks who are looking up buzzwords they hear in meetings. >> >> >> >> On May 26, 2010, at 8:24 AM, Oskar Krawczyk wrote: >> >> I think Hartum is talking about the website not the code of the framework. >> >> >> And, I disagree, their website is ugly as f*ck. >> >> ___ >> >> Oskar Krawczyk >> http://nouincolor.com >> >> >> On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Steve Onnis <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> And how does jquery look prettier? Jquery is a framework but also has a >>> lot >>> of ui stuff prebuilt with it that's all >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: hartum [mailto:[email protected]] >>> Sent: Wednesday, 26 May 2010 11:54 PM >>> To: MooTools Users >>> Subject: [Moo] Re: Why is Mootools dwindling? Haven't they heard about >>> Slick? >>> >>> I agree with almost everything has been said here, but there is a >>> point that nobody has mentioned, >>> and is a matter of marketing. >>> >>> Jquery page looks prettier. >>> >>> With rounded corners, web 2.0 look, colours, etc.. >>> >>> Mootools page is made by programmers, for programmers. >>> >>> A simple trick, please help to designers for your webpage, and will be >>> not only good but also it will seem. >>> >>> >>> Once Again, sorry if my english is strange. :-S >>> >>> >> >> >
